gave a no confidence to the police chief. don harrison reports on what has changed. >> reporter: after the police union's and the counsel vote nod confidence in chief tier, he announced his retirement for august 1st. in a one paragraph statement the chief said in part, he has cherished the opportunity to serve the citizens of arundel county. in light of his retirement, the state is closing his criminal investigation of chief tier. >> our police department is in trouble. >> reporter: corporal brian with the fraternal order of police say they are worried about the future of the department. >> it's very, very tough. i'm concerned about where we are headed as an agency. >> getting a replacement may not be a smooth transition. >> where do you find somebody that wants to be the head of a police department appointed by

a executive under indictment. knowing that the executives days maybe numbered and your days maybe numbered as chief of police. >> reporter: some residents aren't happy with the way the scandal unfolded. >> he could have resigned off the bat if he felt like he should have resigned he should have done it without the mess, it costs taxpayers money. >> politically they are inner twined. they should all not resign they should be fireds not get benefits. >> reporter: don harrison, abc2 news. the county executive appointed major pamela davis as the acting chief of police. . well board of estimates meeting this morning got very heated over several topics. major stephanie rawlings blake spent sometime addressing the power outages that the city experienced last week and the way the outages were handled. christian shaffer is live with

more on what happened. >> reporter: kelly , the mayor stopped short of directly criticizing bge for its response but said she and leaders of other large counties sent a letter to bg expe pepco in suburban dc asking what could have been done better. she said we could do more. baltimore and other jurisdictions asked whether they could get greater disclosure about where the power outages were. here in the city of baltimore, there were tens of thousands of people without power. the city had workers knocking on doors trying to find these people and in some cases rescue them in the intense heat we had after the power went out. they are asking for a study to find out where some power lines might be buried and whether that could be helpful. the mayor knows people needed help and hoping the power

companys will provide it in the future. >> with the heat continuing to rise and the length of times out power continued to lengthen, these people would need additional assistance, we were able to get that lift. our hope is moving forward we will be able to get it sooner. >> reporter: mayor asking bge to increase the number of tree trimming and limb trimming that goes on before the storm so when one hits it's not as serious. christian schaffer, abc2 news. >> was she concerned about the lack of resources or the response time? >> reporter: i think she was pleased with the level of resources put in here based on her comments. it's the people here in baltimore city without power in the heat that were in trouble and needed to be rescued.

she feels it's possible bge might be able to help the city find those people quickly. we got a beautiful evening out there. look at the 87 degrees. look at downtown temperature, bwi today. went to 89 degrees, one shy of 90, easton, 84. ocean city, sea breeze cranked in. 80 degrees for the day. in terms of now, we are looking at temperatures mostly in to the 80s. holding on to 90 frederick. rain cooled 79 towards hagerstown, scattered showers all afternoon long. clear along the stretch towards dc. you find showers and storms working over central pa. there is one storm trying to get cranking here over haguers town, that's pushing off towards the east. a chance of a shower or storm in the folk as we go in to the evening hours towards the

northern communities. el 85 for the rest of the evening. that will trickle in to the 60s for the lows. in terms of across the country, we have this stationary front that is set up from the carolinas, that's going to remain in place for the next couple of days. towards the west, watching the heat starting to build. that's hotter temperatures that will be heading in our direction and accompanying it will be the humidity. we will talk about the forecast, that seven-day forecast coming up in a little bit. painkiller oxycontin provides relief to people in pain. it's an addictive drug. testing on children is causing controversy. the research is done by the drug's maker at the request of the fda. doctors have been prescribing opiates to chin for years, but doing it off label often

improvising dosages. the maker offered a six-month patent extension in exchange for the research. >> my concern is the reason they are interested in this research is they want to get approval to market the drug for use in children. >> the scientists are examining 154 children between 6-16 years old, already being treated with opiates. advocates of the researching a it wouldn't be fair to with hold oxycontin from children if it could help them feel better. most people know that tanning is dangerous. more and more now we are learning it can be addictive. dermatologists say tanning can hide skin imperfections, mask cellulite and give you a bright glow. overexposing yourself to the sun and tanning bed rays can be dangerous and deadly. this is a 25 year old woman and hasn't missed a day of tanning

since she was 15 years old. >> i get up every morning. it's a morning routine. if you told me i had skin cancer, i wouldn't stop. scrape it off and keep going. >> people addicted to tanning experience that endorphin when they are exposed. studies on indoor tanning show that despite the dangers, tan rexics as they are called, finds it incredibly difficult to stop because of the feeling they experience. coming up, cars littered across the road. still ahead, a chain reaction crash landing one car underneath a tractor trailer. plus scary moment os on a knock city high-rise, two men stuck on the side of a building. what firefighters had to break to rescue them.

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wipeout shows contestants trying to run an obstacle course, most fail, crash and smash and fall to the ground. one man who appeared on last night's show say his wipeout saved his life. >> reporter: this isn't the tv show, but the wipeout video game. to say say john and his family are super fans would be an understatement. when the youth pastor was asked by a friend to go on the show. >> i work with kids, do this stuff for a living. it was a no brainer. >> reporter: you will find out why that's an urpdz statement, too. this is jason with his partner, the pranking pastors. as the name of is show implies contestants get wiped out. >> there is one i didn't realize i was smashed against the platform. >> reporter: 10 news visited the set as you can see being a

contestant is not for the weak, which jason can attest to. >> head plants, face plants, neck snapping. >> reporter: jason had been having headaches for sometime, what he didn't know until a plane trip after the show was that he had a brain tumor that could have been fatal. >> there was no room left for the tumor to go, it was fist size tumor. >> reporter: that was two week ago and his doctors said the 41- year-old should be fine. the show was taped in april, friday 13th. >> it was definitely a godsend, it helped us find out more quickly something that's going on. >> reporter: despite everything. >> i would do it again tomorrow. definitely. >> listen, you think michael is a slacker? that's -- you think michael

phelps is a slacker? in an interview, the teammate was asked whether he learned anything from training with phelps. he saw a lack of preparation from phelps and said phelps acted like he wanted to be anywhere but in the pool. he doesn't deny phelps talent, the fact he descrupt to wok as hard to get that done is a real shame. after the story was published he apologized for comments on twitter. this is the clouds rolling in during the course of the afternoon. daytime highs today in to the low 80s. ocean city, look at this. people don't have a job? beautiful shot downtown with a little bit of ocean breeze coming and keeping our temperatures in to the low 80s. downtown we go, another really

good shot. we had people lined up around the harbor today soaking up sites, spending money. we like to see that, 89 was the high today. dulles 87. packs river 87. ocean city, 80 degrees. these are the 5:30 observations. 87 degrees now. pair of 8s in dc. you can see that southeast wind coming in. it kept things cooler over the even show. we were 88- 89 with the water temperatures running on the chesapeake between the middle 80s. 81 degrees around the 8:00 hour, down to 70 as you wake up tomorrow morning. 2-degree guarantee between 8 7- 8 8. tomorrow, low humidity, lots of sunshine, and we are be a smidge below the 90 mark. see the clouds rolling in across the area. maryland's most powerful has a couple of scattered showers towards the north and knot of

frederick, washington county, garrett, maybe seeing spot shower in carroll county during the course of the evening. in terms of what is going on, we have a tremendous amount of activity towards the south along the stationary frontal boundary, separating hot and humid weather to the south to cooler air towards the north. what we have been dealing with the last couple of days. towards the south and west, you will notice clearing skies overhead, missouri, back down in to oklahoma city. the hot air, more humid air in to the weekend in to the upcoming workweek next week. be prepared, a heat wave could be brewing for us as in the next five to ten days. 83 new york city. 83 central pa. sliding out towards the south and west. we find 90s, 93 oklahoma city. this heat will branch off towards the east, we will see our daytime highs maxing out again in to the 90s on its way for close to 100.

we will show you that nathe seven-day forecast in a second. this dip this the jet stream is keeping us nice and cool, northerly wind flow, there is the heat. that's going to builds as we head in to the upcoming weekend in to next week. future trend looks like this in to the 60s to near 70 for the lows. close to 90 tomorrow. this model maybe too overdone. as we move the timeline in to tbrid ax beautiful around -- friday, a beautiful afternoon, low humidity. your forecast for the rest of the evening 85 degrees, partly cloudy, isolated storm. this is just going to be a beautiful night. 66 downtown. maybe a few upper 50s well towards the west, 88 for too many. seven-day forecast looks like this. again friday is going to be a carbon copy or thursday i'm getting ahead of myself, tomorrow is a carbon copy of today and friday. more humidity brings a chance of a shower or thunderstorm as

we go in to the weekend. we will open the flood gates for heat and humidity, probably in to the 90s by next week. >> can't wait. let's talk politics, mitt romney is doing his best to pick up african american votes addressing the naacp. torey joins us live from washington tonight. torey, do you believe speaking to the nation's oldest civil rights organization is going to help him with his voting block? >> reporter: speaking at the e rent is considered a right of passage for presidential candidates but the numbers show this is an uphill battle for mitt romney. >> if you want a president who will make things better in the african american community you are looking at him. >> reporter: support is not in his favor. the latest gallop poll shows only 5% of blacks support him compared to 87% for the president. >> you have to make you case to every single voter. we don't count anybody out. we sure don't make a habit of

presuming anybody's support. >> reporter: when troubling number playing in romney's favor, 4.4% unemployment rate for african americans, more than 6 points higher than the national rate. >> if equal opportunity in america were accomplished fact a chronically bad economy would be equally bad for everyone. instead it's worse for african americans and almost every way. >> reporter: romney received a pause, promised to focus on free enterprise. when he attacked obama kay it was a different story. >> i'm going to eliminate every nonessential expensive program, that includes obama care and work to reform and save -- >> reporter: kelly, you hear the booing? it went on for 15 seconds. the obama reelection team was quick to jump on the moment. if mitt romney doesn't like obama care he has to come up with a plan of his own to address improving health care and you might remember four years ago, president obama spoke at this event, this year though that's not going to be

the case. vice president joe biden will be speaking instead and that will take place tomorrow. questions are raised in chicago jesse jackson's hment. he has been absent for weeks with little explanation. dick durbin says jackson himself needs to provide answers. >> his health is the number one priority. as a public official, though, there reach as point where you have a responsibility to tell people what you are facing and how things are going. >> jackson's office says the congressman is suffering from exhaustion and sleep disorderrers. they say the congressman is not facing any type of life threatening illness. there is a lot developing on a busy night of news, here is what we are tracking coming up at 6:00, a way to fight crime or unsafe way?

police union leaders say they have a new idea that may save money, slash crime and help officers. red light cameras are popping up all over the place, westminster leaders are going in the opposite direction. the change being made there. let's take a look at what is coming up on world news at 6:30.

more than 20 million people woke up without their favorite tv shows. if you have directv you can't see mtv or nickelodeon. the satellite provider dropped the networks. the two companies are blaming each other for the blackout at issue is how much directv paid viacom per subscriber for channels. a deal is not in imminent. people use coupon sites to pick the best deals if you use savvy shopper sites.com, you may have been taken for a ride. for a fee, customers can get discounts at their favorite stores. it turns out some of the coupons were fake. they were printed overseas and sent to the arizona company scamming dozens of victims. >> a lot of the folks are on a limited budget and trying to get by and they say a deal. it looked too good to be true but i thought i would take a

risk. >> this had manufacturers retailers and shoppers losing tens of thousands of dollars. it's long been one of the fast food chains best kept secrets that mcdonald's special sauce recipe remained a mystery until now. a video posted on you tube shows the executive chef revealing the recipe put on big macs. it's part of the initiative to be more transparent with their products. that's interesting. coming up, details on a big dispute at baltimore city hall today and a community morns the loss of a 17-year-old baltimore student heading in to his senior year of high school. three fire companies closed now the man who came up with the plan to do